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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
THE KINGS RETURN.

The flying expedition and expos;-
ton has returned to WASHINGTON
from which place it started. Nei~
Their Jim Blaine nor any other Re-
publican aspirant TO the presidency,
except Ulysses Grant, ever made
such an extended electioneering tour.
If this Modock of the White House
had been told he plain unvarnished
truth by the many speakers on the
route who fawned and flattered him
instead, he would have returned
much wiser if not Il much better
man. Bot now he verify believes no
such man was ever born OF woman
as himself, that be Is not only the
SAVIOR of the party, but of the coun-
try as well and that the only hope of
either is in his denomination for a
second term. Well We hope the par
ty will open its eyes before it is too
late. and realize the truth that he is
not the choice OF the Democracy OF
the country, and that if renomlnated
his re election will be just among the
bare possibilities The only hope
We shall have for his reelection will
be in the nomination of jim Blaine,
John Sherman or Foraker the three
demons and hell hounds in the Re-
publican party. All decent respects
able people everywhere regardless Of
party ought to vote ever for Grover
Cleveland instead of either Of these
South hatars
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
E=ip~ser Cor sS':a&ai.

Please ask sone az your cores
pon1cnts t. gi@e Us 81 article en-
plaster fer wheat. Is il q good fer
tilizar Oh quick, sandy land fer
wheat and o%ts?-T. Il. r., Floral
College, n. c.
Answer. do not remember to
have Eeard or read Of any rccom>
meDda1ion OF plaster as fertilizer
for wheat. 1t is a very common
practice at the North to apply plast-
err to clover when sOWn In con@ection
with wheat but the application is
made for the benefit Of the clover.
La some cases OF this sort it is claim
ed that the plaster benefited the
wheat and it is not impossible, hut
doubtful. Plaster docs rot contain
the elements of fertility demanded
by wheat, as it has only sulphuric
acid and lime, the latter element be-
ing more cheaply supplied in other
forms than plaster. 1t Is generally
understood that plaster acts beneGc>
tally as an absorbent of ammonia,
and it is possible That it may im-
prove wheat crop in this way. If
any readers Of the Cultic0tpr have
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
DIZZY OF CONGRESS.

The very first thing Congress
ought to do when it meets, should
be to pension for life the engineers,
frcmen, brakemen, conductors and
ewitchmen who ware on duty during
the flying trip of the President and
his good lady to the fer West. South
and back to Washington. The
country owes this to these citizens
who had the life Of the greatest and
best man the world has produced
since the days Of old Adam. in their
keeping. 4 switchman, liz one short
moment, from carelessness or will
fulness could have crushed and
blasted the hopes of the party for.
ever, buried its principles beyond
the hand of the resurrection, blOtted
out the Sar of civilization, and
thrown the world ia confusion and
chaos. Let these people be pens
stoned at once and all their widows,
and dependent relatives. The na>
ton can not afford to let those who
saved us from dissolution and ruin
90 uurewa rded. Let Congress he
faithful and act at once and pension
these people.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
THAT RS so.

Allen G. Thurman said in Ohio
the other day that there was but one
honest way to get the surplus out of
the treasury and keep it out and
that was to pay the legitimate and
necessary expensives Of the govern.
ment and reduce the revenues one
hundred million dollars. Yet Grover
Cleveland and Fairchild found two
other ways to get rid Of this sur
plus. They bought bonds at large
premiums until they got rid of about
seventy millions and finding that the
people were not pleased at this bond
holders trick, they at once offered to
deposit this surplus in the National
banks in Nsw York at the rate OF
one hundred and ten dollars for
every one hundred dollars OF bonds
deposited by the banks with the
clerk of the finance department.
Had it not peen for the aid OF the
Presidents since the war using the
-eople's money, the Wall street
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
HANs2 a'TS.sI AND THE
PARTY.

1t 10 high tine Grover Cleveland
or Senator Vance and Ransom had
elevated Dave Settle out of his Of
fcsls boots II t"ey or either one Of
them *. eel - ne reelected Dave
and his gang of bummers, providers,
pimps and spies can beat the devil
seven ont Of eight and give him one
to start. II Dave and his gang of
plundeTers and rutfs are retained by
King Grover much longer there il.
not salt enough in nor out Of the
SEES to save the party In this State
from Waterloo defeat in 1888. To
sn''mit 10 the Internal revenue and
its O1iOu6 mode of collection is had
enougH, bu: when added thereto
lnsnl', outrage, tyranny and oppres
500 by band of hcartlesa, wreck
less. corrupt, red-legged grass-
hoppers, such as infest the western
paT OF the State under Da. c
Settle, Is simply in
tolerable. Our we tern brethren
Will not and ought not to stand IL,
If one-tenth of the rumors are true.
All universally admit, whom we
have seen, that Dave Is running the
machine for all it is worth in dollars
and cents. This machine was so
badly managed and so odious and
damnable under Republican con-
troll, that it drove that party from
power in the State. We are inform
ed that it is more odious ond ops
preston under Democratic contIol,
II SO Lord deliver Us.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
Who Will he the next Governor

Halifax county we think is for w.
L, Saunders for Governor. But will
support with Ill her strength any
man except Jarvis that the party
may see fit to nominate. Armfield
is great big Drained man and az
true as the needle to the pole, and
would whip On the stump any dozen
men in the Republican party. Old
Armfield is a wheel horse and could
break down any man in the State
in physical and mental endur-
ance. He could FRAGILE out any
Republican in the State on the
stump. Neither Saunders, Stead
man, Clark, Holt, Alexander,
Carr, Gilmer, or any other man in
the State could make as strong a
canvass IS Armtield while either
might and probably would make g..
good Governor. All are men of
ability, courage and of unimpeach-
able character and integrity and
would do credit to the State and to
themselves as Governor. We know
each of the gentlemen and are very
fond Of ITEM all, and would be very
glad if we had it in our power to
make them all Governors but the
Republican party might demur or
enter its protest. So you see We
can not select without much Difficult
ty our choice, AM besides the GUESS
ton is not who will suit US hest or
the party bus who can thrash out
on the stump the Republican Samp-
son aud draw unto himself strength
enough to lead the p arty to victory.
Tell Us who, and we are Tor that
man.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
HOW WE GO

The Democratic executive COm~
mittee has declared that the party
in the State Is in favor of the repeal
of the Internal Revenue, and we pre-
sumo the State convention will do
likewise. We shall all have to fall
in line, but mark our prediction, If
tie Internal Revenue Is repealed by
the next Congress. we shall be COM
PEELED to submit TO being feeced and
robbed by the protective tariff thieves
for the next fifty years. But why
need we fret and fume?. We shall
have to submit any way repeal or no
repeal. We all made a mighty fuss
about turning the rascals out in ev>
cry campaign since the war, but as
soon as the people decreed that they
should be turned out Grover Cleve'
land and bis organs discoyerd that
these same rascals were indispcnsa
Die to q successful ministration Of
the government, and ell VINO though
they ought to be turned out were
and are denounced as CORFU II
spOIlsmen. Now just ae the time
and the occasion are ripe to reduce
the tariff, just as the people have de
termincd to submit no longer with
out an effort, up steps the politicians
the leaders with Cleveland anC
John @. Carlisle and say the tobac.
co tax must go. Well if that mus
90, if any other reduction of the In
ternal Revenue must take place, bio
it all out. We don't think it JUS
the thing to do, but we will 60 witt
the boys, if they 60 to the devil. |
we must 60 wrong, we will 60 wrong
with our fellows. Our motto is t.
fight inside not outside the party
We reckon We are whipped on the
| subject
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
Il "a How Your La nd this side Of
Christmas.

The very best work you can do
from now till Christmas after build
ing your cattle sheds, is to fallow.
PIow up all the land you expect to
cultivate next year. By so doing
you give all the vegetsble matter
time to rot ready fo- plant food next
summer. You turn the top soil un-
der and protect it from the winter,
and turn your subsoll up to the
SHOWS and freezes of winter, which
will thoroughly pulverjze it and take
all tie aOurness out of it. Besides
:nese advantages, you put your next
s!sring work at least one month
a&ead. You do your heavy work In
the fall with your team and next
spring they are in q bet ter condition
to make the crop; and your land bro
ken in the fall is in so much better
condition in the spring to receive seed.
Just put one or two, or three plOHs
according to the size Of your farm
to blowing and keep them at it.
Keep one cart or wagon all the
while hauling straw in the lot and
stables; and our word for it you will
never regret it,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04

EwThe school tax in North Carolina
IS now about IA cts. on the one huDdre d
dollars valuation. Over nine-tenths of
this is paid by the white people of the
State. The cOlOred people, in the distri-
hutton of it, stand on All equal footing
with the white people, and receive equal
advantages from it. Indeed two-thirds
OF the money in some instances, goes to
educate the cOlored children. This is un-
just and unfair to the whites. If the
white people pay nine-tenths of the school
money, nine-tenthS of it should go TO ed
ucate their children In the face of these
facts. nothern cranks and Drofessed zeal
OTIS IN the cause of the education of the
colored race raise great hue and CRY
about the way the poor negro" IN the
South is downtro aden. oppressed and de-
med help of any kind from the whites.
What fools these mOrtals be. - Concord
Times.
The above accords with our notion.
But if the brother don't take care he
will be reminded that the doors of
the Republican party are still ajar =.
We may be all wrong but for the life
of us we can't see any Injustice OF
wrong to any one in the above ex-
tract. Why should one man be
taxed to educate tue child of another
man? Why should one race Of PEG
pie be taxed to educate another race
of people? The free schools in this
State are failure any way. They
are doing more harm than good. In
this county from forty to sixty so
called colorei teachers loaf about
eight months in the year and teach,
o. rather pretend to teach and kill
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04

uous rain and clouds. No work has
been done. Both man and beast
have been consumers without pro
duclng one thing. Everybody,
stock with few exceptions are now
while we write, standing in mud
in lots from four to ten inches deep.
What a shame. We have had oil
the fall to guard against this and
prepare for just such weat her as is
now upOa us. If We had 10 submit
20 such an ordeal as cur horses ard
cattle, for three hours it would be a
summon from deaths crier to each
to come home. Yet we compel these
animals to undergo for weeks what
we could not stand one day. Hu,
manity ought to constrain Us to re-
frain from such cruel treatment to-
wards stock. But aside from this,
self interest alone would dictate S
different policy. It takes just twice
the amount Of feed to keep in such
weather. 1t is true the weather is
not very cold and stock can stand it
now, but how about it when winter
sets in. Some political crank
said upon one occasion As long as
| tbo Lawn 20 l;Fo hold ont IN hmm tho
greatest sinner might return. We
can now prepare sheds for our stock
this wihter and fill them two feet
leep in pine straw or some other
good bedding. This plan will save
rs half our feed this winter. furnish
a large amount of manure next
| spring, ease our conscience, and
place US in a better pos ton to
stand before the Great Judge in
the day of final reckoning. Is it not
as great a sin as to misuse and cruel
y treat q human beingf Yea is it lot
more reprehensible and unpardo1a-
ole to abuse ami punish mule or
cow in the way referred to, than to DO
the same to man. We b.litve as
many people will go down to Sheol
or Hadese for cruelty to animals as
will for cruelty to man. Every man
who allows his cattle and horses to
stand out in the cold sill wioter, half
frozen and half starved out to be
tethered out himself two days every
week all winter without blanket, RS.
tion or whiskey. The best invest.
ment on a farm is good warm stables
kept we'll filled with straw. The
next best investment IS q thoughtful
painstaking, careful, warm hearted
kindly disposed, honest supcrinten
dent. No man can prosper in this
life and have the smiles of Heaven
always upon him who does rot pres
pare for the comfort OF bis stock in
winter. Our stock cannot reason
with or speak to us or complain oil
their treatment; if they could the
DILL of indictment would he longer
and contain more counts, than the
bill drawn against the Republican
party by the Democratic party
Look after YOUR stock this winter OF
the angels may not look after you.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04

thieves, and spectators in futures
would have broken fifty times since
the war, and been unable to contr oil
the price of every article produced
nv the farmers of this country.
Cleveland is clearly in a conspiracy
with these thieves as every Repub>
Iican President has been.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
How une War Tariff Grinds.

We invite careful attention to the
statement of Mr.. j. S. Moore, pub
lished below, as to the
rates of duty collected during the fis-
cal year ending with 1886 on various
articles Of prime necessity to the
people of the United States. The
articles he has enumor ted all paw a
duty OF so per cent or over. Tie
duty on many of them, levied under
the pre'enoe Of compeusatiag Am
erlcan manufactures for the differ
ence between the wages paid by
them and the lower wages paid byI
foreign manufacturers, are much
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
When doctors take what they give
and lawyers give what they take,
Grover Cleveland will again be
elected President but not till then.
The Massachusetts conve

The Massachusetts, convention
was an antl-Clevelapd convention,
condemned Civil Service Reform.
and declared that out Of every huns
dred Federal officials in the State
eighty three were Republicans and
appointed it's delegates for the State
OF large to tie national convention
anti-Cl, veland. How is that for
high in the start? Shoe fly don t
bother me. Oh it. just bug on the
elephants back.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04

creator than the entire cost OF lahor
IN the American product, aud, Of
course. still greater than the cost of
labor in the fcreiga product. And
what is most striking in this plain.
unvarnished statement is the fact
that the goods used by the lahOring
classes and By those Of moderate
means are taxed more heavily than
those used by the wealthy. Cons
NOR glass, 10 by Is inches, for in
stance. used in all smsll houses, i
taxed 500. per cent.. while plate
2l2>s between 16 BY - inches srd
u 0y 80 inches, incluiing a very
large part Of plate window glass,
pays only 27,63 per cent, OF haldly
more than one-third as much. Wool
len hosiery not costing oyer 30 cents
a pound pays 20 per cent; woolier
hosiery valued At over 80 cents 81
pound pays only 60 pr cent. Wool
len cloth valued at 81 cents pound
pays % per cent; cloth valued at
80 cents q pound pays only G8 per
cent. These are act accidental dis
examinations against the ls5oril.
men. They make the best home
market they are reserved by law for
the protected manufacturers to
pluck.-New York Times, Ind. Rel
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
BUCKLENS ARNICA SALNE

THE BEST SALVE IN the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Cor.s, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
Gay required. II Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction. or money refunded
Price 70 cents per box.
SALEBYaT W-IIr1EAD 80 0
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of a Judgment Of the
Superior Court OF Halifax, rendered
in the cause of T. n. Hill, admins
traitor of VI. J. Lowe VS.. E. @. Hale
and B. T. Bass, | shall sell for
cash, at the Courthouse in Halifax,
on
MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF
November, 1887, that tract Of land
in Brinkleyville township, IN said
county about two miles eastward
IL from RIngWoOd, at the forks OF
the road leading to Enfield and
Sycamore alley from RingwOod, adj
joining the lands of the late Alfred
Moore and others, and containing
1O4 acres, mo1e CT less, 1t being
the tract owned by Thomas G.
Lowe, at his death.
r. O. BURTON, Jr.
Halifax, \. c., commissioner.
Oct. IA, 1887. oc2I-4t.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04
A BLUM DE R

Up TO Monday night we had just
had seven day s an; nights OF contin-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-04

HAT "a POLISHING INTERNAL RI
VENUE" MEANS,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
Decoration Day.

At a regular meeting of Capt
George Stow Post, No. 274, G. A. r.
the following resolution was passed.
Resolved, That on Memorial Day,
we 90 to Hickory, thence to Whig
Hill, returning to Tionesta via. Oi
German Hill, performing the ceremO-
MES at each burial ground where sol
diers are buried.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On Programme, Comrades
S. D. Irwin, J. w. Morrow, and L.
Aguew. On Decoration, said com
mittee to appoint the committee on
flowers. Comrades G. w. Bovard
d. Black, H. Rhodes, Jno. Berlin,
Oliver Byerly, J II. Shaw, c. Zuen'
del, J. r. Laudis, j. II. White, 5. j
Setley, II. H. Hannah, J. G. Parsons
w. S. Davis George Huddleson, d
E. Staksly, and Henry Foy. To pro
cure speakers, Comrades J. w. Nor
row, II. Rhodes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
Wanamakers Solution Of the Labor
Prob lem.

On good Friday of last week, the
twenty.sixth anniversary of his bust.
ness career in Philadelphia, John
Wauamaker, the merchant king,
called a meeting of bis employees,
numbering probably $500 persons,
and announced a new departure in
reference to the salaries and pay of
of his employees. All persons in the
employ of the house for seven years
and all others whose terms Of service
shall hereafter reach seven years are
to share 10 a certain portion Of the
profits Of the firm to be set aside for
that purpose at the next annual set
tlement Of the business ef the firm
This is tn be divided among this class
Of EN- mployees according to the value of
their services TO the firm. All the
salesperons in the house are to
have added to their salaries after Mon
day, April II, 1887, a sum each week
graded by their sales. Ia the pack
ing, clerical. invoice, and various of
fices, a civil service system will be
strictly followed in promotions, and
advancemeLts. These extra payments
apply only to those who have been in
the employ of the firm six months and
over. These extras all round are ad-
ditiou to the regular salaries of the
employees, which, Mr.. Wauamaker
says, average as high, if not higher
than in any large store in any city in
the world
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
woNDERFTL CUREs.

W.D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists Of Rome, Ga, say; We have
been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve for two years. Have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or give such
universal satisfaction. There have been
some wonderful cures effected by these
medicines in this city. Several cases OF
pronounced Consumption have been en-
tireIv cured bv use Of a few bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery, taken i'm cOnnec-
ton with Electric Bittcrs. We guarantee
them always. Sold by G. W. BovaTd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
NOTES.

Miss Gallaher, daughter of Mr.. II.
Gallaber, of Cooper's, is at Edinboro
attending the Spring term Of school
there.
Mr. Oron Butterfeld of Clarington
accopamnied his brother.iu-law, A. J.
Wallace, home to Balltown last Sat
urday.
When the food comes Tionesta
creek will have quite run Of lumber,
and timber and logs.
The roads are drying up rapidly, and
will soon be In good condition.
The road along the narrows below
Mayburg is doing quite we'll. It isn't
or hasn't been so far, sliding in near
as much as anticipated.
The Mayburg school closed with a
very creditable exhibition given by
the scholars. Miss Christie who
taught the winter term will teach the
spring term.
John Robertson Of Tylersburg has
becom, reident of Nebraska. He
moved down last week.
The measles are having a sort of
walk over, so to speak. There are
probably so cases at Wing Hill. Ne.
braska has 'em too. They are unu-
sually severe.
DR.. Smith ofWhig Hill is very sick.
The NJ. Z. Sunday School
at Wing Hill was organized last Sun
day.
We had the pleasure to be shown
through the Towering and feed mill
of Ledebur and Bowman, or Bowman
and Ledebur, (ve forget how it reads }
at East Hickory tie other day, by Mr..
Ledebur. Everything is neat, clean,
handy and complete. The mill at
PRESENTS grinding feed principally.
1t uses about 1000 bushels of grain per
week. No trouble has been had so
far in finding a home market for all
the feed put out. 1t is called for about
as fast as made. The Towering busi-
ness has so far been coufued to custom
work. A complete towering plant
will be put in after a while and a
business of that kind started. This
mill can't be beat in the quality OF
buck-wheat flower it puts out.
The r. +. across the river from
West Hickory to StowetOwn is being
pushed vigorously.
Thomas Corah has moved down to
Keilettville and now occupies the
house built by Darius Toby. Mr.
Fair succeeds Mr. Corah as landlord OF
the Balltown house. We wish our gen
ial friend Corah success in his new To-
cation. And the same to Mr.. Fair.
Squire Hawks is up to the sholders
in business these days. The squire al
ways deals on the square.
r. J. Christie, one Of our peda-
gogues, who taught at West Hickory
last winter will go to Dakota this
month. He has a school engaged and
will commence teaching as soon as be
reaches there.
Green Farm presents a veritable oil
field appearance. BY.THE. WAY.